At SIGGRAPH 2008 today (a conference for computer graphics and interactive techniques), HP announced a slew of additions to its DreamColor line of products.  Previously, the DreamColor products from HP were centered in the photo printing world with high-end photo printers and professional digital presses; but todays announcement outlined three professional-grade notebooks sporting the DreamColor affiliation, along with custom calibration software for their existing DreamColor LP2480zx Display and two new wide-screen DreamColor displays.

the HP EliteBook 8730w

The new notebook models announced, dubbed EliteBooks, are the EliteBook 8730w, 8530w, and 8530p.  The 8730w boasts a 17 inch, 16 million color, widescreen display; a big step up over most notebooks on the market today, which traditionally have about 250,000 color displays.  Also available on the 8730w is an Intel® quad-core processor, 8 GB of memory and NVIDIA’s Quadro FX cards with up to 1 GB video memory.  The 8530w and 8530p drop down to a 15.4 inch display (color reproduction on these displays wasn’t mentioned), Intel Core 2 Duo processors (quad core on the 8530w only), and again up to 8GB of RAM.  The 8730w should be available later in August, base price of $1,699.  The 8530w and 8530p are set to ship in September starting at $1,499.

The color calibration software, HP DreamColor Advanced Profiling Solution, is now shipping as an option on the HP-DreamWorks collaboration LP2480zx display.  It also includes a customized DreamColor colorimeter.

the HP LP2275w 22 inch widescreen display

Finally, the LP2475w and LP2275w add 24 and 22 inch widescreen monitors to HP’s higher end; capable of 102% of the NTSC color gamut and 92% respectively.  The 22-incher is available now for $459, with the 24 inch model following in September at $649.  Both can also have the calibration software and colorimeter thrown in (Windows only for now, Mac in September) for an extra $349.